Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Austrian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.23K people in North Carolina with Austrian ancestry (0.12% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Avery County had the highest percentage of its population with Austrian ancestry (0.36%), followed by Brunswick County (0.36%), and Orange County (0.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Austrian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Austrian Ancestry in 2021
Avery County
Brunswick County
Orange County
Transylvania County
New Hanover County
Ashe County
Greene County
Buncombe County
Henderson County
Warren County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Austrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Avery County 0.36
1 Brunswick County 0.36
2 Orange County 0.33
3 Transylvania County 0.32
4 New Hanover County 0.31
5 Ashe County 0.28
6 Greene County 0.27
7 Buncombe County 0.25
7 Henderson County 0.25
7 Warren County 0.25
8 Currituck County 0.24
8 Moore County 0.24
9 Chatham County 0.23
9 Polk County 0.23
10 Caswell County 0.21
10 Durham County 0.21
11 Onslow County 0.19
12 Clay County 0.16
12 Dare County 0.16
12 Wake County 0.16
13 Lincoln County 0.15
14 Pender County 0.14
15 Alexander County 0.13
16 Camden County 0.12
16 Carteret County 0.12
16 Cumberland County 0.12
16 Davie County 0.12
16 Forsyth County 0.12
16 Guilford County 0.12
16 Mecklenburg County 0.12
16 Union County 0.12
17 Cherokee County 0.11
17 Johnston County 0.11
17 Lee County 0.11
17 Lenoir County 0.11
17 Watauga County 0.11
18 Alamance County 0.10
18 Chowan County 0.10
18 Hertford County 0.10
19 Alleghany County 0.09
19 Cleveland County 0.09
19 Graham County 0.09
19 Madison County 0.09
19 Wilkes County 0.09
20 Craven County 0.08
20 Pamlico County 0.08
20 Rutherford County 0.08
20 Surry County 0.08
21 Cabarrus County 0.07
21 Iredell County 0.07
22 Beaufort County 0.06
22 Catawba County 0.06
22 Davidson County 0.06
22 Harnett County 0.06
22 Macon County 0.06
22 Rowan County 0.06
23 Jackson County 0.05
23 Nash County 0.05
23 Perquimans County 0.05
23 Pitt County 0.05
24 Anson County 0.04
24 Burke County 0.04
24 Caldwell County 0.04
24 Duplin County 0.04
24 Franklin County 0.04
24 Granville County 0.04
24 Haywood County 0.04
24 Yancey County 0.04
25 Gaston County 0.03
25 Hoke County 0.03
25 Mitchell County 0.03
25 Richmond County 0.03
25 Vance County 0.03
25 Wayne County 0.03
26 Edgecombe County 0.02
26 McDowell County 0.02
26 Randolph County 0.02
26 Sampson County 0.02
26 Wilson County 0.02
27 Columbus County 0.01
27 Pasquotank County 0.01
27 Stanly County 0.01
27 Yadkin County 0.01
28 Robeson County 0.004